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#EAF4FA Color

#EAF4FA is rgb(234, 244, 250) in RGB, hsl(202, 62%, 95%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Alice Blue (#F0F8FF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAF4FA
HEX#EAF4FA
RGBrgb(234, 244, 250)
HSLhsl(202, 62%, 95%)
HSVhsv(202, 6%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(96.1% 0.013 233.7)
LABlab(95.56% -2.59 -4.10)
LCHlch(95.56% 4.85 237.71)

What #EAF4FA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EAF4FA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#EAF4FA Channel Values

How #EAF4FA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 234 · G 244 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 62% · L 95%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 6% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.12:1 vs white · 18.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAF4FA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EAF4FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAF4FA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EAF4FA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EAF4FA.

How #EAF4FA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EAF4FA
Protanopia#F2F2FA
Protanomaly#EFF3FA
Deuteranopia#F1F1FA
Deuteranomaly#EEF2FA
Tritanopia#E9F5F5
Tritanomaly#EAF4F7
Achromatopsia#F2F2F2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EAF4FA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-eaf4fa: #EAF4FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAF4FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eaf4fa': '#EAF4FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.957, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_eaf4fa">#EAF4FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAF4FA"

More Blue Colors

#EAF4FA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EAF4FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAF4FA?

#EAF4FA is a lightest blue — rgb(234, 244, 250) in RGB and hsl(202, 62%, 95%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Alice Blue (#F0F8FF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.78.

What is the RGB value of #EAF4FA?

#EAF4FA is rgb(234, 244, 250) — red 234, green 244, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAF4FA?

#EAF4FA converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAF4FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAF4FA scores 1.12:1 against white and 18.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAF4FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAF4FA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is aliceblue (#F0F8FF) at a CIE76 distance of 1.78, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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